Hi Guys, Since Fishtown is supposed to be green and fuel-savey and all… I thought I would map out all the solar electric installations I could find using my omniscient google map fly-over skills. If anyone knows of any more PV sites, let me know! (Almost hilarious how the solar panel sites form a cross, [...]

Yes, our rant about Kickstarter last week touched a few nerves indeed (and nearly every one of them happened to be holding a guitar, go figure). But crowdfunding isn’t all bad, you know: In addition to the many worthy community projects out there on Kickstarter and the like, crowdfunding also gives us the chance to [...]

We felt like we couldn’t let this gorgeous day go by without sharing another sign of warmer times: For the seventh year running, Philebrity will be holding its annual Belle & Sebastian Dance Party on Friday, April 29th, at National Mechanics, from 9PM-2AM. More details to follow soon.

Philly-born total motherfucking ace director Sidney Lumet passed on Saturday. Above, one of the more wild scenes from our personal Lumet fave, Dog Day Afternoon. Remember the man proper, and put some Lumet in your Netflix queue today. We’ll likely not see his kind again — and if we do, we’ll pretty lucky.

When you can’t even project a movie there without some hugely embarrassing public failure, you know shit has gone horribly awry. Rich people who didn’t buy Tastykake: Go fix this.

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy In case you haven’t seen it, The Cos got so damned real with Meredith Vieira on Friday that he nearly melted her face. A+. Previously: Bill Cosby Will Have None Of Your Earnest, Rational Re-Thinking, Russell Simmons

This car is parked in front of my house: Because we had to, we visited whatzonyourmind.com, and were “pleased” to find that it’s thee place on the web to go if you want to buy a Roku player from a local crazy person. You know, this is the kind of Philly tech hustle we’d like [...]

Behold: The Tastykake has been saved! Or at least, the prognosis looks better than it has for a while. News broke this morning that plans are in place for Tastykake to be bought out by Flower Foods, a Georgia-based company that also produces brands of baked foods including Sunbeam, Nature’s Own, Whitewheat, Cobblestone Mill, Blue [...]

We’ve discussed this before: Philly tap water is something that you have to have been born with and raised on to truly love. All of you transplants biking through Fishtown and East Passyunk on your way to yarnbombing the tacky PIFA Eiffel Tower turn up your noses at our beloved Philly tap while loving McGlinchey’s [...]

FRIDAY: >>> Note: Both PIFA and Cinefest are currently underway. Head over to the PIFA site for a complete calendar of events, and scroll down for our Cinefest preview. We’ll also have some trailers and picks for Cinefest over the weekend. >>> That said, there’s also some live music of note this weekend: If you’re [...]

CINEFEST 2011 IS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY. CLICK HERE FOR OUR FESTIVAL PREVIEW! RECOMMENDED: We know it’s crazy, but it could be true: The remake of the Dudley Moore classic Arthur, starring Russell Brand, may actually be, in some ways, better than the original. And we say this as devout original-Arthur fans. Why, you ask; but how? [...]

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Indeed, this is the scuttlebutt, says Newsworks. And here’s the offending piece, which is rumored to have thrown a $54 million deal for the Center into jeopardy. Is this how the Groovie Ghoulies roll?

Rocks Off April Mix Tape by DanKishbaugh We know: It sucks outside. You know what’s good for that? PUNK ROCK. So when Dan Kishbaugh, who DJs Rocks Off, the weekly Sunday night self-professed “Nuggets*Sleaze*Glam*NewWave*NoWave*Proto& Classic&PostPunk*70′sDetroit*Heavy*Rock&Fuckin’Roll” hang at Barbarella, we were primed to listen. We think you might dig it, too.

Frankly, we liked this submission much, much better, but hey: A free condom is a free condom. Don’t look a gift (w)hor(s)e in the mouth, or something like that.

Allen Iverson Curses At Police: ‘Do You Know Who I Am?’ Nobody ever says if the cops did or not.

When the story broke late yesterday that Local 22 of the International Association of Firefighters — the city’s firefighters’ union — had endorsed Milton Street for mayor, it didn’t take long to find a little perspective. The firefighters, of course, have a longstanding beef with Mayor Nutter over budget cuts, and their decision, though childish [...]

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OBEY THE CUBE! PIFA, the sprawling arts fest that takes over the city today and makes the Fringe Festival look well-thought-out, officially begins today. There’s so much stuff going on that it literally makes no sense, so we’ll bunt it to you while figure out how to cover this monstrosity. What’s your PIFA pick? In [...]

Cinefest is back starting today, after a tumultuous past couple years. Running from today through next Thursday, Cinefest is back showing films for every taste and boasting a program with over 60 movies. Today, there’s the opening night celebration at Independence Hall at 9:30 and two films, Exporting Raymond and The Catechism Cataclysm are opening [...]